Thomas Hardy
  • 1. When was Thomas Hardy born?
A) 1840
B) 1850
C) 1860
D) 1830
  • 2. Which novel by Thomas Hardy features the character Bathsheba Everdene?
A) The Return of the Native
B) Tess of the d'Urbervilles
C) Jude the Obscure
D) Far from the Madding Crowd
  • 3. In which county is Thomas Hardy's fictional Wessex located?
A) Devon
B) Somerset
C) Dorset
D) Hampshire
  • 4. What was Thomas Hardy's occupation before becoming a full-time writer?
A) Teacher
B) Architect
C) Clerk
D) Doctor
  • 5. Who is the tragic heroine in Hardy's novel 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles'?
A) Sue Bridehead
B) Tess Durbeyfield
C) Bathsheba Everdene
D) Eustacia Vye
  • 6. What is the title of Thomas Hardy's final novel, published posthumously?
A) Jude the Obscure
B) Tess of the d'Urbervilles
C) The Return of the Native
D) Far from the Madding Crowd
  • 7. Which Thomas Hardy novel tells the story of Michael Henchard, a man who sells his wife and daughter while drunk?
A) Tess of the d'Urbervilles
B) The Mayor of Casterbridge
C) Jude the Obscure
D) Under the Greenwood Tree
  • 8. What political office did Thomas Hardy unsuccessfully run for in 1880?
A) Mayor
B) Justice of the Peace
C) County Sheriff
D) Parliament
  • 9. Who is the tragic hero in Thomas Hardy's 'Jude the Obscure'?
A) Michael Henchard
B) Jude Fawley
C) Alec d'Urberville
D) Gabriel Oak
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